The Critics Choice Awards are a bellwether for eventual Oscar wins.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) have picked the nominees for the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica. The show will broadcast live on the CW Network at 8:00 PM PT.

The largest critics group in America comprises some 300 television, radio and online film critics; historically the “Critics’ Choice Awards” are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations. (Last year’s winners included “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle, Casey Affleck, and Natalie Portman.) This year they gave Guillermo del Toro’s romantic fantasy “The Shape of Water” 14 nominations, while the TV critics rewarded Ryan Murphy’s “Feud: Bette and Joan” with six.

On the TV side, streaming site Netflix led the field with 20 nominations. Kumail Nanjiani earned three nominations for his film and television work on both “The Big Sick” and “Silicon Valley.” He is up for Best Original Screenplay alongside wife Emily V. Gordon, and Best Actor in a Comedy for “The Big Sick” (Amazon/Lionsgate) as well as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for “Silicon Valley” (HBO).

“The Shape of Water” (Fox Searchlight) took 14 nominations including Best Picture, Sally Hawkins for Best Actress, Richard Jenkins for Best Supporting Actor, Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting Actress, Guillermo del Toro for both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay with Vanessa Taylor, Dan Laustsen for Best Cinematography, Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin for Best Production Design, Sidney Wolinsky for Best Editing, Luis Sequeira for Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects, Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie, and Alexandre Desplat for Best Score.

Greta Gerwig, Martin McDonagh, Jordan Peele, and Guillermo del Toro are all nominated for both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan will compete against each other in two categories – Best Actress and Best Actress in a Comedy – for their roles in “I, Tonya” and “Lady Bird,” respectively. James Franco is nominated for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy for “The Disaster Artist,” while New York Film Critics winner Tiffany Haddish is up for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in a Comedy for “Girls Trip.”

Netflix leads the television honors with 20 nominations, followed by HBO with 15, FX with 13, and ABC with 12. Topping the list of nominated series is “Feud: Bette and Joan” (FX) with six. “Big Little Lies” (HBO) and “Fargo” (FX) follow closely behind with five each, as does “Glow” (Netflix) with four nominations. “American Gods” (Starz), “Black-ish” (ABC), “Game of Thrones” (HBO), “Godless” (Netflix), “The Good Fight” (CBS All Access), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon), “This Is Us” (NBC), and “The Wizard of Lies” (HBO) each earned three nominations.

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